Time in a collapsing world

"finished!"

The puzzle was completed and was finally held up by Yae Sakura and Yae Rin to show it to the stall owner.

After all, these two little girls were able to complete such a difficult puzzle in a short period of time, and their sense of pride made them feel unparalleled excitement and joy.

Because of this, they really put down everything and devoted themselves to playing.

Especially Yae Sakura.

Because of her excitement, she temporarily forgot to pay attention to the movements of her brother and Theophel.

"Li, you are really good to them."

Theophel walked to Yae Ri who was some distance behind the two sisters.

"They are my sisters. It would be abnormal not to be nice to them."

Yaeli stretched out. Really, this stall owner didn’t even set up a table when setting up his stall, and asked the customers to squat on the ground and puzzle. No wonder the business was so bad.

"Sister...what about me?"

"?"

"Didn't you say I'm your sister?"

This is what Yaeri said when introducing Teophel to the Valkyries.

"..."

"unfair."

"I think I'm pretty good to you..."

"You won't sleep with me."

"Which sibling would think about this kind of thing every day?!"

"I."

"You are really awesome if you can say such perverted words without changing your expression."

While the two were arguing, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin also came over with the prizes they got after finishing the puzzle.

Seeing Yae Ri and Teofel "flirting", Yae Sakura's face fell, while Yae Rin showed a troubled expression.

Yae Sakura stepped forward, pulled Yae Ri's sleeve, and drew his attention. Then she raised the wooden doll in her hand, "Brother, this is your prize."

Yaeli took it and held it in his hand. It was just a big wooden doll, but the material was good and it had a unique woody fragrance.

"Give it to you."

Yaeli didn't need it himself, so he gave it to Theophel directly.

However, under Yae Sakura's resentful gaze, Teofel actually did not take it, "There is no place to put it."

"Row."

Yae Li took it back and put it in his pocket.

"Keep walking, Rin, you lead the way."

"Good~"

A few people wandered around this street for a long time, and they didn't stop until Yae Rin's stomach growled with hunger.

"There's a restaurant in front, let's go there and eat."

Yaeli had a good eye and immediately saw a busy restaurant at the end of the street, with several young ladies in kimonos greeting guests at the door.

“Welcome~”

When Yaeli and others arrived at the restaurant, several welcoming ladies shouted in unison, their voices were very sweet.

Then a waiter from the restaurant came out, greeted Teofil with a smile, and then led them inside.

Several people were taken to an empty table and seated. Then the service staff brought tea and pointed to a few lines of small words written on the corner of the table, indicating that it was a menu. You could order whatever you wanted and call him when you had finished your order.

"The owner of this store is quite forward-thinking?"

Leaving the decision-making power of ordering to his sisters, Yaeli was admiring the internal structure of the restaurant and found that every decoration was something he had never seen before.

He had eaten in the city several times before, but he had never seen a restaurant with such advanced decoration art, and the receptionist outside...it seemed as if it was not a product of the same era.

While marveling, Yae Rin and Yae Sakura both ordered their meals, so Yae Ri called the waiter and told him what they wanted, and then waited for the food to be served.

Suddenly, Yaeli noticed that there was a strange pattern posted on the corner of the wall of this restaurant. The pattern was... a pure black "big box" with the top lid of the box opened. Revealing the small black and white grid inside...

Yaeli frowned and looked at it, inexplicably concerned, so when the waiter came to serve the food, he grabbed him and asked, "What is this thing?"

"Guest, this thing is called a piano, at least that's what Westerners call it. It seems to be a musical instrument? Sorry, I don't know more..."

"..."

After the service staff left, Yaeli was still stunned.

piano? Musical instrument?

Are Westerners’ technological development too fast?

Even though he was just a child from the countryside, this thought automatically appeared in Yaeli's mind.

No wonder this restaurant is incompatible with the backward little place of Shinano. It turns out that it has brought many new things from the West.

"elder brother?"

Yae Sakura waved her hand in front of Yae Ri's eyes, calling his mind back, "What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing... I just think the layout of this restaurant is really beautiful..." Yaeli smiled.

"Yeah, it's completely different from the village."

Yae Sakura feels the same way.

After waiting for a while, the food was ready, and only a few people started using their chopsticks, except Theofel.

She sat quietly, making it difficult for Yae Sakura and Yae Rin to ignore.

"Sister Theofel, are you not used to eating with us?" Yae Rin looked at the completely untouched chopsticks in front of Theofel and said cautiously.

Yae Sakura also looked over, looking curiously.

"Not hungry."

Theophel replied.

"This must be an excuse...?"

Yae Rin whispered, thinking that Teofel couldn't hear.

Yae Ri put a bunch of vegetables into Yae Rin's bowl, "Stop talking while eating."

He was also curious about what Theophel ate, but he also knew that he couldn't let his sister ask any more, lest she reveal her identity as a monster.

There is a secret!

Both Yae Rin and Yae Sakura came to this conclusion.

But no matter how hard they tried, they would never have thought that Theophel was not a human being at all, and could only make random guesses in the wrong direction.

After the meal, Yae Rin regained her energy. With a full belly, she was about to start her afternoon activities.

"Let's take a walk and digest it first."

Yae Ri gave advice.

"Um...Okay, listen to my brother."

Yae Rin held one of Yae Ri's hands, and then winked at her sister. The next moment, Yae Ri's other hand was occupied by Yae Sakura.

Theophel blinked but made no move.

When Yae Sakura saw this, she felt that she had won a rare victory, and she was immediately excited.

So, the three brothers and sisters walked hand in hand, with Theophel following behind, and slowly wandered to the city wall.

Yae Rin looked up, curious about the scenery above.

"Go up and have a look?"

Yaeli saw her sister's eyes and smiled.

"Would it be troublesome?"

Yae Rin glanced at the guards beside the city wall.

"Ask first. If it doesn't work, I'll take you up secretly."

"Brother is the best!"